​a belief or an opinion that is against the principles of a particular religion; the fact of holding such beliefs. He was burned at the stake for heresy.

1a belief or an opinion that is against the principles of a particular religion; the fact of holding such beliefs He was burned at the stake for heresy. · 2a ...

There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun heresy. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Most information on heresies comes from opponents who listed and attacked them. Eusebius (Hist. eccl.) presented heretics as an internal threat to the church, ...

(αἵρεσις, lit. “sect, school”), a term used by the church fathers to designate a sectarian or dissident teaching, sometimes that of pagans or Jews (including ..

The Greek word hairesis, 'choice' or 'option', was used for a school of thought in philosophy or medicine. Followers of one school often disagreed with the ...

Definition of heretic noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and ...

​(of a belief or opinion) disagreeing strongly with what most people believe. Many economists consider this view of how markets work to be heretical.

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someone who has beliefs that are against the principles of a particular religion: They learned how Catholics persecuted heretics in the Middle Ages.